Geography
Rome is located on this peninsula.
What is the Italian Peninsula
In a legend, these twin brothers found Rome
Who are Romulus and Remus?
This is a type of government where voters elect officials to run the country
What is a republic
This god is the same in Roman and Greek mythology
Who is Apollo
These laws were engraved on 12 bronze tablets and displayed in the Forum
What are the 12 tables?
What sea is Rome located on?
What is the Mediterranean Sea
After being thrown in the river, Romulus and Remus were rescued by what?
What is a wolf
Only people from these two social classes were considered citizens
Who are the Patricians and Plebeians
This is the head god of Rome
Who is Jupiter
Most children, regardless of class, learned how to do this and wealthy parents hired tutors to teach it
What is read and write
What were the two main rivers in Ancient Rome?
What are the Po River and the Tiber River
Who killed Remus
Who is his brother, Romulus
These people were merchants, farmers, and shopkeepers and could be very wealthy
Who are the Plebeians
This is the Roman god of the sea
Who is Neptune
The oldest male in the family could arrange marriages for their daughters and sell their kids into slavery to pay off this
What are debts
Unlike Rome, this country’s mountains made it difficult to unify.
What is Greece
Why was Remus killed?
What is because he jumped over Romulus’ wall
These people had jobs such as servants, teachers, builders, accountants, and craftsmen
Who are slaves
This is the Roman god of the underworld
Who is Pluto
Who paid for the activities in the Colosseum?
Who is the Emperor
The Etruscans lived above the Romans, who lived below them?
Who are the Greeks
This social class was the smallest but the most powerful
Who are the Patricians
The Romans adopted and renamed the gods and goddesses of these mythologies
Who are the Greeks and Etruscans